More Old School Supergirl

This looks to be the 70s-era Supergirl in a story entitled "Crypt of the Frozen Graves." In this tale Linda Danvers is trying her hand at the news business--officially she's a camera operator, but in her spare time writes freelance articles on organized crime, getting her information from a very frightened source.



Unfortunately the poor informant is discovered (and killed), and Linda has to seek out the information she wants using other means:




Better look fast--you won't see Supergirl in a revealing outfit like that again anytime soon...what's that?...ah...never mind.

In any case, Supergirl here displays that near-universal trait of the Silver Age superheroine--her execrable taste in men! One wonders as well about what she would consider a deal-breaker in a relationship. First-date groping? No problem. Criminal past? Just fine. Perfectly rational fear of bullets? Not acceptable!

But nothing to interrupt dinner over.

This, however, was...




Yes, it took endangering the lives of a restaurant full of innocent people to show Supergirl that this guy might not be Mr. Right.

And since this was the Silver Age, there's only one thing to do in this sort of situation. That's right--teach the lout a well-needed lesson!



However, the youthful Supergirl clearly hasn't yet fully developed her power of super-self-righteousness, because that lesson? Not quite what she was aiming for:




The rest of the story? Well, rest assured that there are in fact some frozen graves in this tale, and that Supergirl emerges triumphant at the story's end. Uncomfortable with the way in which her own actions as budding investigative reporter may have contributed to two deaths, she quits her job in an ethical huff, clearing the way for yet another new adventure in the next issue of her book.

And most important, Linda has learned a little lesson of her own: